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Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church, Allegheny West

Calvary Methodist Church

Now Calvary United Methodist Church, this church is known for its stained glass by the Tiffany Studios. It was built in 1892–1895; the architects were Vrydagh & Shepard and T. B. Wolfe.1 The exterior is a feast of elaborate and often playful Gothic detail.

Entrance
Gargoyle
Gargoyle
Detail of a tower
Mask
Carved face
Another face
Face and foliage
Turret
Foliage
Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church
  1. Vrydagh and Shepard were the Kansas City firm of Martin U. Vrydagh and Charles E. Shepard. Martin Vrydagh would soon move to Pittsburgh and change his spelling to Vrydaugh; Shepard’s name is misspelled “Shepherd” in most Pittsburgh references, including the PHLF plaque on the church. ↩︎

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2 responses to “Calvary Methodist Episcopal Church, Allegheny West”

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